dil ko tapish-e-shauq ki ye lazzat-e-paiham — Abdul Hai Aarfi

ab mire vaaste har mauj hai aaghosh-e-sukun
bahr-e-gham mein jo nahin hai koi saahil na sahi

bahut badlaa mazaaq-e-dil khayaal-e-yaar ne lekin
jo shaayaan-e-mazaaq-e-yaar thaa aisaa kahaan badlaa

aai khizaan ki yaad to dil sard ho gayaa
kuchh der bhi to lutf na aayaa bahaar kaa

mohabbat khud mohabbat kaa sila hai 'aarfi' lekin
koi aasaan hai kyaa be-niyaaz-e-muddaaa honaa

ek hi phuul thaa bas gul-kada-e-husn mein tu
chun liyaa aankh mein apni tire shaidaai ne

hai 'aarfi' ab ye asar-e-tark-e-tamannaa
aane lage vo aur bhi kuchh had se sivaa yaad

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

maa-sivaa-e-kaar-aah-o-ashk kyaa hai ishq mein
hai savaad-e-aab-o-aatish diida o dil ke qarib

mere sukun-e-qalb ko le kar chale gae
aur iztiraab-e-dard-e-jigar de gae mujhe

abhi to chaak pe jaari hai raqs miTTi kaa
abhi kumhaar ki niyyat badal bhi sakti hai

koi milaa hi nahin jis se haal-e-dil kahte
milaa to rah gae lafzon ke intikhaab mein ham